Ho Chi Minh City TV
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| Type | Broadcast television |
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| Country | Vietnam |
| Availability | Local |
| Headquarters | Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam |
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Launch date
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May 1, 1975 |
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Picture format
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576i (16:9 SDTV) 1080i (HDTV) |
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Official website
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www.htv.com.vn |
Ho Chi Minh City Television (HTV) is a local television station owned by the People's Committee of Ho Chi Minh City.
The old name of HCMC Television is Liberation Television that began broadcasting on May 1, 1975. Until April 30, 1975, the name is Saigon Television (Republic of Vietnam), founded in 1965, broadcast from February 2, 1966 to April 29, 1975. At the time, in Saigon, there are two different TV stations immediately adjacented in downtown: the TV station of the US military and Saigon TV. While in the South Vietnam there are five TV stations (Saigon, Cần Thơ, Huế, Nha Trang and Quy Nhơn), the television in the North Vietnam still in the testing period.
After the opening of the center building in early 2006 with modern equipment and technology, HTV gradually switch to digital operations along with its good staffs. HTV aims to become one of the most powerful media companies in Southeast Asia.
The station's main headquarters are located at the corner of Nguyen Thi Minh Khai and Dinh Tien Hoang Street. It also has a office in Ha Noi. HTV has two main analog channels - HTV7 and HTV9. The station started digital television at the end of 2013 using two to three multiplexes that transmit a total of 17 HTV-owned channels.
HTV7 and HTV9 also began broadcasting on the Vinasat-1 satellite in 2005, which covers the Southeast Asian countries and some of the Asian countries. HTV has 17 channels:
It broadcasts 24 hours a day. It is jointly operated by Đất Việt VAC and HCMC Television. Đất Việt VAC also manage other channels like Giai Tri TV (VTVCab 1), D-Dramas (VTVCab 7) and Lotte Đất Việt Home Shopping (a shopping channel which operated in cooperation with Lotte Group.
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